, 1887-04-07
From ThnrstlaY's Daily.

From Thursdays Dnily.
w. France Is closing out. Go and
see what bargains he Is offering.
Budweiser and Elinger beer on
draught at j. n. Squier " Co.'S to-
day.
The prisoners in the Jail who in
dulged in the Tuesday row, are
still under medical treatment.
The streets Of the city will have to
undergo cleaning or the dust Will
be unindurable duiing the summer.
a high wind prevailed late last
night and the air was filed with
dust, gravel, scraps of paper and
other bric-a-brac.
The city council and officers of the
city government will attend the
funeral of the late j. &C. Hanna to-
morrow In body.
The city council meets next Ion-
day evening when the new officers
take their oath Of Office and the old
ones gracefully retire.
Money to loan on city real estate
and improved farm lands at lowest
rates. Apply to the Northwestern
.S Pacific Mortgage company.
A number of members of the Ma
sonic lodge at Rockford were I'm the
city yesterday i'm attendance at the
funeral of the late j. B. Hayer.
The old council wound up business
last evening and MessrS. Brook,
Hyde, Westfall and Bishop retire
from membership i'm the council.
II. Slightom. corner main and Stevens
street, will oil or clean your harness, or
sell you whip, harness or saddle. or any
thing i'm the harness line. GIVE him
call.
An ancient and debilitated horse
| fell down on Howard street yester-
day afternoon and endeavored To-
pass in his checks. A large crowd
gathered to witness the proceed
ings.
The funeral OF the late j. Is. Hayer
was largely attended from the NJ.
Il. church yesterday. The Masons,
of which order Mr.. Hayer was Il
member in his life time, participated
in the obsequies.
The opening yesterday at the San
Francisco millinery store was a
great success, so much so that one
of the "best trimmers in the city"
called under the pretense of buying,
of course to get the latest styles.
a person would not believe that a
red hot election took place only
Tuesday from the conversation on
the street yesterday. No election of
the same spirit was ever contested
that was followed by less recrimina-
tiOn and comment.
Yesterday was the first really
summerish day Of the season, and
there were scores out on the streets
last evening bathing in the balmy
atmosphere. From the appearance
of several herds a bath i'm the river
would have been better adapted to
the case.
Word was received in this city
yesterday from Gov. Squier by wire
that lot of cattle shipped from in
fected districts i'm the east would ar
rive at Spokane Falls, and directed
that precautionary measures should
be taken. The matter will be looked
after by the proper authorities.
A few days since an item appeared
in the Walla Walla journal to the
effect that the signal Office was to be
abandoned in this city, Il statement
that Is entirely groundless. The
chief signal officer may close up the
office at Washington, ID. c., but he
will never go so far as to rob Spo-
kane Falls of its Office.
The following are the najorities
received by The different officers
elected Tuesday: w. III. Taylor, for
mayor, ia; j. A. Warren, chief of
police, us; p. ID. Nickel, attorney,
1856; f. j. Fellowes, assessor, 200; T..
Bertrand, treasurer, 106; w. G. John
son, council First ward, 81 plurality;
s. L. Arthur, councilman, Second
ward, 8 majority; l. S. Kaufman,
councilman, Third ward. ~ majority;
b. G. Van Houten, councilman,
Fourth ward, 20 majority. The citi.
zens' ticket carried everything but
councilmen in the Second and
Fourth wards. The highest vote was
for chief Of police which figured up
to 1910.
Nelson Martin, the unfortunate
owner of the Ill.fated steamer "Spo-
kane" twill return to this city as soon
us the work of recovering the bodies
of the drowned is completed. He
will not leave the spot until all that
Is possible has been tried. The
many friends of Mr.. Martin deeply
regret that this misfortune has come
upon. him. Those who know him
the longest and best will understand
his feelings under the circumstances
No one will more deeply regret and
mourn over the disaster than he will
himself, and his version of the af-
fair should be heard before judg-
ment Is passed In the case. Mr..
Martin has always been a careful
man and In this case he may be less
to blame than many are at present
willing to think.
j. NJ. Grimmer started to Coeur